Lead Data Architect (AWS Redshift)
Location: DE, BE, Berlin
Department: Engineering
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: E-Learning
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
Babbel enables anyone to learn languages in an easy and interactive way. The learning system offers 13 languages, from English to Indonesian. Users with and without previous knowledge can access grammar and thematic courses as well as vocabulary, writing and listening comprehension exercises online and on the go. In addition to the full courses for web, iOS and Android, there are also vocabulary trainer apps for Windows 8 and the Kindle Fire.Babbel is operated by Lesson Nine GmbH in Berlin. The company was founded in August 2007 and now has approximately 250 employees and freelancers and is opening an office in New York City (Lower East Side).

Job description:
We are looking for a Lead Data Architect (full-time) to start immediately in our office in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany.With millions of regular users and more than 7000 hours of premium content, #URL_8e4e9897aecb1980ec96e296864343a4402263bc440bec39377381446da44dc8# is growing fast while shaping the future of learning.You are an experienced data architect who has built and run cloud-based analytics infrastructure in internet companies before and you want to apply your expertise in the challenging setting of a fast moving company.In your role, you will be responsible for evolving our existing data architecture and infrastructure to further enable data-driven insight.You will collaborate closely with the technical product owner for data, lead technical architect and the BI team as well as our data engineers to deliver complete analytics solutions for different stakeholders as well as introduce new technologies (in the area of analytics, reporting, monitoring and dashboards and Big Data).Responsibilities:design, implement and deliver complete analytic solutions for different internal customers (e.g. product teams, marketing, finance, operations)own the data architecture and infrastructurearchitect, build and maintain high performing ETL processes, including data quality and testingdefine and build technical and data architectures for data warehouse, data marts and big data solutions (including data and dimensional modeling)develop analytics with a mind toward accuracy, scalability and high performanceprovide technical guidance and thought leadership to data engineersestablish lean data governance to drive data standards and data qualitybe an evangelist in the company for data-informed thinking and decision making

Requirements:
Requirements:Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related field preferred.    5+ years experience in architecting and building data warehouse systems and BI systems including ETLoutstanding analytical skills, excellent team player and delivery mindsetdeep, hands-on AWS experience including Redshift, RDS, S3Mastery of RDBMS data modeling and SQLExperience in performance troubleshooting, SQL optimization, and benchmarkingStrong Dimensional Data Modeling ExperiencePython experienceStrong architectural experience in context of deploying cloud-based data solutions.Thorough understanding of service-oriented architectures and data processing in high-volume applicationsFull SDLC experience (requirements gathering through production deployment)PLUS: Hands-on experience with NoSQL databasesPLUS: DevOps knowledgePLUS: Automation Experience with ChefPLUS: Experience with Agile, Scrum/Kanban methodologyPLUS: Experience with implementing data governance practicesPLUS: good overview of third-party solutions for self-service analytics and dashboards

Benefits:
Tackle data intense challenges with a cloud-based setup and latest cutting-edge technologies The potential to change the way of learning for millions of users worldwideResponsibility from day one and professional and personal growthPotential within a fast growing teamParticipate in hackdays, technology brown-bagsA lively startup atmosphere with friendly working hoursLong-term prospectsA vibrant international team from over 20 different nationalitiesExcellent working conditions with a location in the heart of the Berlin sceneGreat company benefits (High-End company bike, fresh fruits &amp; drinks, Hackathons etc.)Check out our jobs page, our blog and our techblog to get an impression of how we work at Babbel!